History Main / BewareMyStingerTail

** ''Anime/DigimonFrontier': [[spoiler:Lucemon Larva]]' has a stinger that it can fire energy bolts from.

** ''Anime/DigimonGhostGame'': [=GulusGammamon=] has a large barb on the end, which he uses to spear his enemies with lethal precision.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap'': The Male Gyorg can swivel its tail around to hit Link.

** ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'': Besides [[Characters/MonsterVerseKingGhidorah King Ghidorah]] possessing the same spike-decorated twin tails of his previous incarnations; the film also gives [[Characters/MonsterVerseKaiju Mothra]] a wasp-like stinger at the end of her abdomen, a trait she never had before, which she uses in the climactic battle [[spoiler:to (non-fatally) impale Rodan.]]

*** Glavenus has a razor-edged swordtail that it uses for the majority of its attacks. It's dangerous enough as is, but it'll occasionally decide to superheat its tail with its flame breath, granting its attacks [[IncendiaryExponent fiery after-effects]] for extra pain, but also softens it and makes it vulnerable to being cut off. the ''Iceborne'' expansion of ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld'' adds a subspecies that secretes an armor-eating acid along the tail blade.

** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise'': Magnamalo has a distinctly bladed tail that it can use to sling hot violet flames. The Scorned variant of the monster, introduced in the ''Sunbreak'' expansion, can use its tail to sling even stronger flames.

** In Episode 4, the risks to the Disassembly Drones themselves once again come back up, when Uzi almost stabs V in the head with the vial from her tail, which she had torn off, before promptly stabbing N in his hand when he intervenes. N’s casual response is comical in contrast to Uzi’s panic when she got stabbed in Episode 1, though, as he simply says “ow” before sticking his hand into his mouth. Considering that in Episode 1 he implied he’s been jabbed, likely accidentally by himself at least a few times, before, he might just be so used to having dealt with incidents like that that it doesn’t really affect him.

** In Episode 4, the risks to the Disassembly Drones themselves once again come back up, when Uzi almost stabs V in the head with the vial from her tail, which she had torn off, before promptly stabbing N in his hand when he intervenes. N’s casual response is comical in contrast to Uzi’s panic when she got stabbed in Episode 1, though, as he simply says “ow” before sticking his hand into his mouth. Considering that he implied he’s been jabbed, likely accidentally by himself at least a few times, before, he might just be so used to having dealt with incidents like that that it doesn’t really affect him.

** In Episode 4, the risks to the Disassembly Drones themselves once again come back up, when Uzi almost stabs V in the head with the vial from her tail, which she had torn off, before promptly stabbing N in his hand when he intervenes. N’s casual response is comical in contrast to Uzi’s panic when she got stabbed in Episode 1, though, as he simply says “ow” before sticking his hand into his mouth, showing that he might just be so used to having dealt with accidentally getting jabbed (he implies this has happened before in Episode 1) that it doesn’t really affect him.

A tail is used for things like balance or [[PrehensileTail grasping objects]]. Another use is [[TailSlap a weapon]], which can vary from [[EpicFlail flailing]], {{whip|ItGood}}ping, or crushing. It is only logical then that a combatant would add things to make their tail hit harder like a club. Why just hit when you can also [[CoolGun shoot stuff]] or stab with a stinger on the end, which [[PoisonedWeapons may or may not be venomous?]] This trope is about ''weapons'' on tails, be they {{natural|Weapon}} or not. May cause their opponent to AttackTheTail in order to deprive them of it.

** Sauropods are thought to have used their tails as weapons against predators. The last bit of many sauropods' tails lack the ossified tendons that hold the rest of the tail rigid and are very slim, which would have let them use their tails like [[WhipItGood whips]] to crack at enemies to discourage them. Some other herbivorous dinosaurs like hadrosaurs and iguanadons may have also used their tails as bludgeoning weapons. There was even one sauropod, ''Shunosaurus'', that independently evolved a spiked tail club like those used by the ankylosaurs.[[note]]''Shunosaurus'' was among the smallest known sauropods, being a mere three tons (smaller than a male elephant), and thus had more need of a powerful defensive weapon than a {{kaiju}}-sized species would.[[/note]]

* ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' had a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thagomizer.png comic]] in which a caveman points out the spiked tail of a stegosaurus and says "Now this end is called the thagomizer... after the late [[PersonAsVerb Thag Simmons]]." Paleontologists actually adopted the name despite, you know, [[OneMillionBC simultaneous Neanderthals and Jurassic-era dinosaurs]]; the scientific community realized they themselves ''didn't'' have a name for that part, and decided they may as well.

* s ''Literature/{{Twisted}}'': Static the living bumper car can sting people with his cable-tail, apparently vis an electrical shock.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' is the first game in the series where Ridley demonstrates his deadly, serrated tail with a spaded stinger. Unlike most attacks, it can damage Samus while she's using the Screw Attack. In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' he [[https://youtu.be/8vkjzHUayZE?t=18 impales]] ''Franchise/MegaMan'' with it.

** ''[[VideoGame/MonsterHunterFreedom2 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite]]'': Nargacuga has a long spiked tail, using it to swipe or smash hunters. It also [[SpikeShooter throws long-range spikes]] by flinging the tail around. The Green subspecies (introduced in ''Portable 3rd'') and the Lucent rare species (introduced in ''3 Ultimate'') make even more efficient uses of their tails during battle, and the latter one can even throw ''poisonous'' spiked with it.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' was the first game where Ridley demonstrated his deadly, serrated tail with a spaded stinger. Unlike most attacks, it can damage Samus while she's using the Screw Attack. In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' he [[https://youtu.be/8vkjzHUayZE?t=18 impales]] ''Franchise/MegaMan'' with it.

* ''Series/FraggleRock'': Among the dangerous creatures are the Poison Cacklers, which have large teeth, protruding tongues, and tails similar to those of scorpions.

* The Disassembly Drones in ''WebAnimation/{{Murder Drones}}'' have these as part of their massive arsenal. They’re filled with nanite acid that can easily burn through metal, which can only be neutralized by their saliva. Of course, it also presents risks to the Disassembly Drones themselves too, as seen when N nearly stabs his head with his tail by accident while talking to Uzi. Additionally, Uzi later takes advantage of it, stabbing J’s leg while she’s monologuing about how Uzi resisting her is futile.

* The Disassembly Drones in ''WebAnimation/{{Murder Drones}}'' have these as part of their massive arsenal. They’re filled with nanite acid that can easily burn through metal, which can only be neutralized by their saliva. Of course, it also presents risks to the Disassembly Drones themselves too, as seen when N nearly stabs his head with his tail by accident while talking to Uzi. Additionally, Uzi later takes advantage of it, stabbing J’s leg with her tail while she’s monologuing about how Uzi resisting her is futile.

* The Disassembly Drones in ''WebAnimation/{{Murder Drones}}'' have these as part of their massive arsenal. They’re filled with nanite acid that can easily burn through metal, which can only be neutralized by their saliva. Of course, it also presents risks to the Disassembly Drones themselves too, as seen when N nearly stabs his head with his tail by accident while talking to Uzi. Additionally, Uzi later takes advantage of it, stabbing J’s leg with her tail while fighting her.

* The Disassembly Drones in ''WebAnimation/{{Murder Drones}}'' have these as part of their massive arsenal. They’re filled with nanite acid that can easily burn through metal, which can only be neutralized by their saliva. Of course, it also presents risks to the Disassembly Drones themselves too, as seen when N almost accidentally stabs his head with his tail and when Uzi stabs J’s leg with her tail while fighting her.

* The Disassembly Drones in ''WebAnimation/{{Murder Drones}}'' have these as part of their massive arsenal. They’re filled with nanite acid that can easily burn through metal, which can only be neutralized by their saliva.

* The Disassembly Drones in ''WebAnimation/{{Murder Drones}}'' have these as part of their massive arsenal. They’re filled with nanite acid that can easily burn through metal, which can only be neutralized by their saliva.

* The Disassembly Drones in ''WebAnimation/{{Murder Drones}}'' have these by default. They’re filled with nanite acid that can easily burn through metal, which can only be neutralized by their saliva.

* The Disassembly Drones in ''WebAnimation/{{MurderDrones}}'' have these by default. They’re filled with nanite acid that can easily burn through metal, which can only be neutralized by their saliva.

* One of the first villains in the second arc of ''New Anime/CuteyHoney'' had an acid-spewing tail.

** Mihiramon from ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' has an attack that can transform his tail into a sansetsukon.
** [[spoiler:Lucemon Larva]] from ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'' has a stinger that it can fire energy bolts from.
** The Greymon from ''Anime/DigimonFusion'' has a cannon on his tail that he retains in all of his [[FusionDance DigiXrosed]] forms. In said forms, the cannon is formed from the head of his [=DigiXros=] partner [=MailBirdramon=]. When [=MetalGreymon=] briefly gets absorbed by [=NeoVamdemon=], the latter becomes a serpentine monster with [=MetalGreymon=]'s head as the cannon. Also, Dorulumon has a drill on his tail that grows large enough for him to stand on when he attacks.
** Gumdramon from ''Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersWhoLeaptThroughTime'' has an extendable tail with a hammer on the end. When he evolves to Arresterdramon, it becomes a crown-shaped spike meant for slashing. When he becomes Arresterdramon Superior Mode, the spike turns gold and becomes more trident-like.
** In ''Anime/DigimonAdventureLastEvolutionKizuna'', [[spoiler:Agumon Bond of Bravery]] has a long, thin, segmented tail with a blade at the end.
** [=GulusGammamon=] from ''Anime/DigimonGhostGame'' has a large barb on the end, which he uses to spear his enemies with lethal precision.

* In an episode of ''[[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor Moon Super S]]'', there is a Monster of the Week, Garigari, with a drill on the tip of her tail, as Para Para's trap is dentist-themed. When she tries to drill Sailor Moon and Sailor Mini Moon's teeth with it, they use the Scream Attack which hasn't been seen since the first episode of the first season

* In ''Anime/TheTowerOfDruaga'', the BigBad uses his tail in a surprise attack that [[spoiler:kills Ahmey]]. While his actual "body" lacks an actual tail, it is also designed to invoke the scorpion imagery -- the role of a tail is filled by a long cable wound up inside his stomach and ending with a poisoned spike.
* A number of Franchise/{{Zoids}} also have guns mounted in their tails, and not just the [[SpiderTank Scorpion-based ones]].

* The Rattler (Gustav Krueger) is an adversary of ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'' as a member of the Serpent Society. He has a 7ft bionic tail that is not only prehensile and an effective bludgeoning weapon, but emits high-intensity sonic waves that can cause adverse physical effects ranging from mild disorientation to death from internal hemorrhaging.
* In the ''Film/Godzilla2014'' tie-in comic ''Godzilla Awakening'', in its dragon-like form, [[Characters/MonsterVerseKaiju Shinomura]]'s tail ends in a sharp, blade-like protrusion.

* Manticore from the terrorist-for-hire group the Jihad in ''ComicBook/SuicideSquad''.

* [[TheEmpire Enclave]] PowerArmor from ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestria'' feature weaponized tails, with either stingers for melee or magic energy weapons. [[ColonelBadass Colonel Autumn Leaf's]] [[AceCustom suit]] has the Alien Blaster from ''VideoGame/Fallout3''.

* Succubae tails in ''Fanfic/TheReturn'' have a host of mono-filaments at the end that can be used in battle like a biological {{chainsaw|Good}}.

%%* The Stegosaurus in ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}''.
* The Manticore in ''WesternAnimation/{{Onward}}'' has a scorpion-like tail with a venomous stinger. Fortunately for a certain pawnshop owner, the venom only causes temporary paralysis.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}'', Rattlesnake Jake, is a rattlesnake, which opts for a {{gatling g|ood}}un instead of a traditional rattle tail.

* The Xenomorphs of the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' franchise possess long, segmented tails that resemble spinal columns, tipped by a blade-like stinger that is used to [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impale]] prey. A few entries show them using this stinger to incapacitate prey before taking it back to the hive to be facehugged, ExpandedUniverse materials frequently reference this (most often, video games giving Aliens a low-damage, "stun" type attack utilizing the tail).
** In ''Film/{{Aliens}}'', the Alien Queen uses her tail as a weapon while onboard the Sulaco. A DeletedScene from the script (but present in the {{novelization}}) makes clear that the xenomorphs secrete a paralytic venom from their stinger tails which they use to pacify host organisms long enough to cocoon them. This was original how Lieutenant Gorman was knocked out, but he just got a TapOnTheHead from a falling crate as the original sequence (a xenomorph [[SuperStrength rips the hatch off the APC]] and stabs him with the tail) would have been too expensive to film.
** The Neomorphs from ''Film/AlienCovenant'' barbed stingers on their tails.

* A trio of [=MiG=]-25 interceptors close in on Creator/PowersBoothe's B-52 from behind in ''Film/ByDawnsEarlyLight'', until Sergeant Hooker gives one of them a face full of .50-cal from the bomber's tail guns. The two remaining [=MiGs=] quickly pull out of gun range, requiring the bomber crew to employ a more [[NukeEm extreme]] solution.
* In ''Film/{{Dragonheart}}'', Draco's tail ends in a barb.

** Gorosaurus in ''Film/KingKongEscapes'' has a pointed barb at the end of his tail, but it can be hard to notice and he's never shown to actually use it in combat.
** In ''Film/GodzillaVsDestoroyah'', [[Characters/{{Godzilla}} Destoroyah]]'s tail ends with a pincer fitting that he's a (mutated) crustacean.
** In ''Film/GodzillaVsSpacegodzilla'', Spacegodzilla's crystal tip tail lets him stab things.

** See below for Franchise/MonsterVerse examples.
* A Stegosaurus attempts this in the second ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' film too, naturally.

** In ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'', besides [[Characters/MonsterVerseKingGhidorah King Ghidorah]] possessing the same spike-decorated twin tails of his previous incarnations; the film also gives [[Characters/MonsterVerseKaiju Mothra]] a wasp-like stinger at the end of her abdomen, a trait she never had before, which she uses in the climactic battle [[spoiler:to (non-fatally) impale Rodan.]]
** In ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'', Mechagodzilla has a tail-blade that rotates like a drill and is used against Kong.
* The Bugs in ''Film/HighPlainsInvaders'' have a scorpion-like tails that fire sharpened mineral projectiles (which might be radioactive).
* The Scorpion King, but only in ''Film/TheMummyReturns'', as he's [[HalfHumanHybrid centaur-like scorpion]] in that film.
* [[GiantFlyer Otachi]] in ''Film/PacificRim'' has a claw on her tail [[spoiler: which she uses to rip of [[HumongousMecha Crimson Typhoon]]'s head]]. [[FinalBoss Slattern]] has three extremely long spear-tipped tails. In addition to simply stabbing with them, he possesses a unique attack where he would spin his tails mesmerizingly, twisting them into tight spring-like spiral before suddenly uncoiling them, shooting them forward with incredible force.
* Dren in ''Film/{{Splice}}'' has one of these.

** Scorponok in ''Film/{{Transformers}}'', being a giant scorpion mecha, has one much like a real scorpion.
** The HoneyTrap Decepticon is equipped with one, and uses when trying to kill Sam in ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen''.
* In ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', Azazel's tail ends in an arrow and he stabs an agent with it.

* In ''Literature/{{Below}}'', Brenish discovers that water nymphs have stinger tails—by accidentally burning one just before it could strike, [[GlamourFailure ruining the camouflage]]. He theorizes this is how nymphs incapacitate their victims to rob them of trinkets and valuables.

* In ''Literature/DeathtrapDungeon'', one of the paths can lead you to fight in [[GladiatorSidequest an arena]] against a [[BigCreepyCrawlies giant scorpion]]. If it manages to get attacks in with both its pincers it would follow up with a stinger, which guaranteed a near-instant kill for the reader.
* During ''Literature/{{Dinoverse}}'' Bertram is put into the body of an Ankylosaurus, and naturally his clubbed tail comes in handy several times. It's not his only [[{{Gasshole}} rear-mounted offensive talent]], just the one that's actually dangerous.
* Semi-the-fish in ''Literature/DrFranklinsIsland'' is a creature similar to a manta ray, with a tail that can lash and splash about dramatically when she's at the surface of the water. There is a sting in it, she doesn't know if it's lethal. [[spoiler: She never gets the chance to find out.]]
* Chimeras are one of the confirmed magical beasts of the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' setting. Hagrid's Blast-Ended Skrewts also have stingers among their many unpleasant attributes.
* In the ''Film/KongSkullIsland'' novelization, the [[Characters/MonsterVerseSkullIslandKaijuAndOtherCreatures Skull Devil]] has a bladed tail that it slashes at Kong with, something absent in the film.
* Naturally becomes a worry in ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus'' book where the teacher shrinks the class and sends them into a beehive.
* In the third book of Creator/RickRiordan's ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'', 'The Titan's Curse' -- the heroes meet a character named Dr. Thorn who is actually a manticore and as such has the ability to shoot venomous spines from his tail.

* In ''Literature/{{Spellsinger}}'', the gatekeeper of Polistrindu is an intelligent beaver, whose personal armament includes a spiked metal plate that turns his flat tail into an intimidating weapon.
* In Creator/RobertRMcCammon's novel ''Stinger'' the alien antagonist and the biomechanical replicants it creates have segmented tails ending in a heavy ball of spikes which are used as brutal weapons (and in the case of the larger replicants, they are also used to demolish buildings and cars like a wrecking ball).
* [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Vornskr Vornskrs]], first appearing in Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy, are vaguely wolf-like creatures with heavy venom-bearing tails. When the tails are amputated, the creatures become calmer and are easier to domesticate.
* In Miranda Leek's ''Literature/{{Twisted}}'', Static the living bumper car can sting people with his cable-tail, apparently vis an electrical shock.
* The [=SandWings=] from ''Literature/WingsOfFire'' have a scorpion-like venomous barb at the end of their tails.
* Creator/PiersAnthony's ''Literature/{{Xanth}}'' novel "A Spell For Chameleon". The manticora has the tail of a scorpion (and is featured on the [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/A_Spell_For_Chameleon_cover.jpg cover]]).

* Among the dangerous creatures of ''Series/FraggleRock'' are the Poison Cacklers, which have large teeth, protruding tongues, and tails similar to those of scorpions.
* A hypothetical species of predator with a pair of stinger-tails appeared on an alien life-themed episode of ''Into The Universe With Creator/StephenHawking''.
* ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'' had the Manticore, a creature of legend, and the serkets, giant scorpions, both with stinger tails.
* Several characters and mecha from ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' and its adaptation ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' have this as a weapon. Most of the time, when a MonsterOfTheWeek is based on a scorpion, it has a stinger tail.

* The slashers on ''Series/TerraNova'' have tails tipped with hard, serrated blades that they wield like whips.
* In ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'', ''not'' the Armored Scorpion of Death. Its tail simply fires "helpful bullets".
* Many ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' kaiju use their tails as weapons, so it comes as no surprise some of them are tipped with deadly weapons too.
** Antales from ''Series/UltramanLeo'' is a scorpion-like alien from the constellation of Scorpius (where else?) with a pincer-like stinger on its tail. In its human disguise, the tail becomes invisible in order to strike Gen in the head when challenging him to a martial arts duel. Additionally, in kaiju form, it can use its tail like a flamethrower.
** Grantella from ''Series/UltramanNexus'' is a scorpion Space Beast that shoots ''lasers'' from its stinger tail.
** Ruganogar from ''Series/UltramanMax'' could use its needle-tipped tail to stab Max in battle and drain his Color Timer's energy.
** Kelbeam from ''Series/UltramanMebius'' possessed a spiked club on its tail. Additionally, it could spin itself like a tornado to recklessly destroy its surroundings with said weapon.
** The Bezelbs from ''Series/UltramanOrbTheOriginSaga'' used their stinger tail to inject victims with Kugutsu venom, causing them to become mindlessly violent slaves to their HiveQueen.

* In ''Pinball/FlashGordon,'' Flash is shown reaching into a hollow stump that contains a giant Wood Beast, complete with a deadly stinger.

* A common form of Striker in ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}''.

** The ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' version of the Tarrasque can launch spikes from its tail. This was added to counter the ranged kiting tactics that could trivialize a fight with the D&D version of the monster.
* The "Tsunami" Dragon Borg in ''TabletopGame/{{Rifts}}'' has a particle-beam cannon for a tail.
* In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'', ''TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'' and ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'', the daemonic Fiends of Slaanesh have long, sinuous tails that are tipped with a viciously sharp barbed stinger. These stingers constantly drip a highly venomous liquid capable of bringing exquisite agony and death to any mortal creature.
** Like their representations in other works of fiction, Wyverns from ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' and ''TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'' have tails that end in a wickedly barbed, venomous stinger. In some versions of the rules a wyvern who was slain could make one last Taking You with Me attack with the stinger before it fell.
** The Fimir from ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'', ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasyRoleplay'' and ''TabletopGame/WarhammerAgeOfSigmar'' have tails that end in [[NaturalWeapon a bony club]] perfect for bludgeoning any enemies who approach too close.
** In ''TabletopGame/{{Mordheim}}'', {{Mutants}} and [[DemonicPossession Possessed]] of the Cult of the Possessed warband can purchase the scorpion tail mutation, giving them a long tail that ends with a barbed stinger that drips deadly venom from its tip. Models with this mutation are able to use it to make an extra attack during close combat.
* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'':
*** From the 4th Edition of the game onwards, the [[HordeOfAlienLocusts Tyranid]] Carnifex has the option of has either a scythe or mace tail upgrade option. The difference? The scythe tail has multiple weak attacks while the mace tail has one strong attack. Later editions gave these weapons to other beasties such as Hive Tyrants and Trygons.
*** The Brass Scorpion [[HauntedTechnology daemon engines]] of [[WarGod Khorne]] mount a rapid fire scorpion cannon at the end of their tails that is capable of unleashing a hail of bullets to shred their enemies.

* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' is the {{Trope Namer|s}}, based on a {{memetic|Mutation}} quote ostensibly from a [[ScaryScorpions Vorox]] on its website. Besides the Vorox, we also have the [[BigCreepyCrawlies Nui-Rama, Nui-Kopen, Nui-Jaga, Kofo-Jaga]], [[RodentsOfUnusualSize Kinloka]], [[AIIsACrapshoot Krahli]], Zivon, Hydruka, Zesk, and Skopio (and [[SpiderTank Skopio XV-1]]).
** ''Toys/Bionicle2015'' even gives the trope AscendedMeme status when Ekimu warns the Toa of the Skull Scorpio's tails by reciting the quote verbatim.

* Every incarnation of Scorponok from ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' comes with these.

* Tail attacks are commonly given to Xenomorphs in ''VideoGame/AliensVsPredator'' games as well.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Cataclysm}}'', [[http://www.wiki.cataclysmdda.com/index.php?title=Spiked_Tail gaining this]] is a possible result of drinking too many mutagens.
* [[TheDragon Black Scorpion]] from ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' has one of these, as his name would imply. His tail is used for firing energy beams, not stinging, though.
* One of the possible monster powers available in ''VideoGame/CrushCrumbleAndChomp''

* Succubi from ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' can attack with their tail, [[LifeDrain draining hit points]].
* In the ''VideoGame/DonPachi'' series, Hibachi, the eponymous [[InfernalRetaliation Angry]] [[TrueFinalBoss Boss]] [[BeeAfraid Bee]] can shoot [[BulletHell Eleventy Billion bullets]] at you from her stinger and shoot the stinger itself and then pull it back with a chain that also shoots bullets.
* Tail eaters from the ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' games, as well as mad hornets.
* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series, this is a tactic of Winged Twilights, a [[BatOutOfHell bat-like]] form of [[OurDemonsAreDifferent lesser Daedra]] with some [[HarpingOnAboutHarpies harpy-like]] traits. Their primary method of attack is to fly slightly above their target and whip around their sharp, hooked tail. Otherwise, they kick with their taloned feet.

* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'': You'd ''better'' beware the Radscorpion's stinger tail!
** The ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' DLC ''Old World Blues'' has Robo-Scorpions that will sting you with their pointy laser tails [[ForScience In the name of science!]]